Bar-piler.



H. G. MGIL'VRIBD.

BAR FILER.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 29, 1913.

1,129,21. Patented B91123, 1915.

- 3 SHEETS-3331 1.

WITNESSES H. G. MGILVRIED.

BAR FILER.

APPLIGATION FILED D139. 29. 1913. 1,129,214. Patented Feb. 23, 191-5.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES INVENTO H. G. MOILVRIED.

BAR FILER,

APPLICATION FILED 1350.29, 1913.

1,129,214. Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

FIG.

WITN ssas NV TOR UNITED srarns PATENT caries.

HOWARD G. MGILVBIED, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 AMERICELN SHEET AND TIN PLATE COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A. GORPORA- TION OF NEW JERSEY.

. BAIL-FILER.

Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and- State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Bar-Filer, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus used in handling metal bars and similar materials, and more particularly to apparatus for use in conjunction with a shear for handling sheared sheet and tin bars in the removal an improved bar piling apparatus having novel means for automatically transferring the sheared bars and similar materials iron; in front of a shear into position to be re moved to a place of use.

Another object of my invention is to provide improved meansfor actuating the bar piling mechanism in timed relation with the cutting operations of the shear to thereby automatically remove the cut bars from in front-of the shear and out of the path of materials to be sheared at the same rate of speed at which, the materials are out to length by the shear.

A further object of the invention is topro- 0 piles by the piling-mechanism.

. Still further objects of the invention will I become apparent as the apparatus is more tional plan on an enlarged scale, showing part ofthe bar handling mechanism of Fig,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Anglication filed December 29, 1913. Serial No. 809,250.

racemes Feb. 23, 1915.

1, the section being taken on the line II II of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the bar piling mechanism illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 2 designates the frame or housing of a shear having a stationary shear knife 3 and aving a vertically reciprocating shear knife 4 which is actuated by means 'of a suitable motor, not shown, through the medium of the cam shaft 5. The shear and shear knife operating mechanism not in themselves forming part of this invention are not further described. a

On the rear side of the shear is a roller feed table having a series of positively driven feed rollers 6, 6, of the usual. lmown construction. Arranged to co-act with the end roller. 6 of the feed table adjacent to the shear is a pinch roller 7 which is mounted in bearings 8, 8, so as to be vertically movable, this pinch roller being employed to provide a convenient means for feeding short lengths of materials to be out between the shear knives and into engagement with the shear stop or gage 9 of the shear. The gage 9 is adjustably mounted in bar engaging position in front oi or on the dischargin side of the shear '2.

ounted .in the recessed guides or slides 10, 10,-which are secured upon standards 11, 11, on the front side of the shear, is a lengthwise reciprocating bar receiving support or table 12. The table as shown is positioned in front of the shear so as to reciprocate lengthwise at right angles to the lengthwise line of feed of the materials cut by the shear or stated in another Way, the

table 12 extends and is movable lengthwise transversely to the length of the feed table by which the materials are fed lengthwise between the shear knives to be sheared.

Pivotally secured by one end to one end of the reciprocating table 12 is a lengthwise adjustable connecting-rod 13 which is pivctally secured at its other end to the lower end of a rocker arm or lever 14;. The rocker arm 14, at an intermediate point in its length. 13 pivoted to a bracket 15 on the shear housing or frame 2, and the upper end or the lever 14 is pivotally connected by a connecting rod 16 to the crank pin 17 on the crank 18. The

eranlt l8 is mounted on and rotated by the countershaft 19 which is mounted in the.

the upper surface of the table, these dogs being located so as to be positioned at one side of the gap or throat of the shear when the reciprocating table is in bar receiving position, and preferably being rigidly secured to the table. At an intermediate point in the length of the reciprocating table is a second set of dogs 25 pivotally mounted thereon, the rear or lowermost end of these tilting dogs being of such length or weight as will always maintain the upper ends thereof in lifted position by gravity. A stop is provided to limit the downward swinging movement of theirear ends of the dogs. Pivotally moiuited on the frame 2 of the shear is another set of tilting dogs 26, whichhave rearwardly and upwardly inclined bottom edge portions adapted to engage with and be lifted or tilted by. the bars or other materials supported on the reciprocating table in moving such materials thereon from in front of. the shear knives. Also mounted on the frame 2 of the shear is another set of dogs 27 having inclined portions arranged to engage -with sheared materials on the reciprocat ing table and be lifted in the same man ner as the dogs 26. The dogs 26 and 2-7 are pivoted to the lower surface of the bracket 28 which is conveniently fastened on one side of the shear housing or frame 2, and the series of sets of tilting dogs are arranged to co-act in the operation of my improved apparatus, as will be described hereinafter.

Positioned at one side of the shear and at the end of the reciprocating table is a hoist cr iiftin mechanism having track rails 30 30, whic aline with the rails forming the car track leading away from the shear, and mounted upon this lifting mechanism is a truck or car 31 on which the cut materials are deposited from the reciprocating table, and by means of which the piled materials are transported to'a place of use or storage.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, the hoist mechanism for the car 31 comprises rail supports 32 tied together with a cross beam 2 which is secured on the end of the piston rod 33 for the vertical hydraulic cylinder 34 conveniently located in a pit beneath the track formed by the rails 30, 30. The opposite ends of the cylinder 34: are connected through a suitable operating valve with a source of fluid pressure. Mechanism other than that shown may be substituted therefor to raise and lower thecar 31.

In the operation of my improved apparatus the parts being constructed as shown,- t-he tin or sheet bars or other materials are,

are then moved lengthwise until the cropped ends thereof are in engagement, with the shear gage This gage, which 15 ad ustable toward and away from the shear knives, 1s

previously set the required distance from the,

shear knives to cut bars of the desired length. The shear knife Sis then actuated,

which cuts pieces'of the desired length from the multiple length bars supported upon the roller feed table. The operation of the shear being continued, the upper shear knife-3f is retracted and simultaneously therewith the connected table operating mechanism formed by the connecting rods 13 and 16, swinging arm 14, shaft 19 and bevelgears 21 and 22,

cause the reciprocating table 12 to move from left to right or in the direction ofthe arrow in Fig. 1, forthe full length of the reciprocating movement of this table and then backwardly into its fully retracted pcsition, or the position shown relatively to the shear in Fig. 1.- In the meantime the multiple length materials on the feed rollers v.6

have been again advanced until the forward end thereof is in engagement with the shear gage 9. The shear knives then again approach and severthe materials projecting between the shear knives from the materials resting on the feed table and during the time the shear knife 3 is being retracted and again advanced "into cutting engagement with the materials between. the shear knives, the reciprocating table 12 is-caused to ad-' vance and be again retracted. In the back ward movement of the reciprocatingtable 12 the sheared materials resting thereon are first engaged by the set of tilting dogs 26 on the shear and backward movement of such materials is prevented. ri'l'tcr the second utting operation, when the second lot of cut bars are being moved from in front of the shear, the tilting dogs 27 positioned on the reciprocating table at an interuwgli t point the first cut lot of bars to move forwardly.

with or upon the reciprocating table 12. The fixed dogs 24 at the rear end of the table engage with the second cut lot of bars thereon and move these bars into position immediatelyin front of the tilting dogs 26 on the shear. lVhen the shear is retracted for the second time, the first out lot of materials are engaged by the tilting dogs 27, on the outer end of the bracket 28 on the shear, and backward movement of these materials is prevented so that the reciprocating table 12 is withdrawn, from beneath these bars and the bars are permitted to drop vertically. As the table is Withdrawn from beneath the bars they drop uponthe car 31,

I which is positioned on the track 30 at one side of the shear Q. In receiving the cut materials upon the car 31, the piston rod 33 of the'hydraulic cylinder 34 is extended to lift the car 31 until its bottom is slightly below the level of the bottom surface of the table 12, so as to lessen the distance the plates must drop from the table 12 to the car and in this way facilitate the piling or stacking operations. The car 31 is lowered graduall as the height of the pile of plates increases to maintain the top of the pile in proximity to the table 12. The above described operations are then repeated with successive lots-of out bars and the cut bars are caused to drop from the reciprocating table 12 to the last discharged lot of bars resting u on the wheeled car 31 and in this way api e or series of piles, depending upon the number of bars cut at each shearing opknives; the length of the table may be 111- creased or lessened, as desired, and the number of sets of tilting dogs employed on the shear and on the table may be changed. The car for receiving the piles of cut materials may be dispensed with and the piles of bars formed on the ground at the discharge end of the carrier, and other changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims. I p

I claim 1. A bar piler comprising-a reciprocating receiving table, means for reciprocating the table to move a bar supported thereon from the bar receiving position or the table, and means for preventing backward movement of bars supported thereon with the backward movement of the reciprocating table to withdraw the table from beneath said bars and thereby stack successive bars in a pile.

2 A bar piler comprising a reciprocating receiving table, means for reciprocating the table to move a plurality of bars supported thereon from the bar receiving position of j the table, and means for preventing backward movement of the bars supported thereon with the backward movement of the table to withdraw the table from beneath said bars and therebystack successive lots of bars in adjacent, piles.

3. A bar piler comprisln a reciprocating bar receiving table; means or reciprocating the table to move a barsupported. thereon from the bar receiving osition of the table,.

means for preventing ackward movement of a barsupported thereon with the backward movement of the table to withdraw the table from beneath said bar and thereby stack successive bars in a pile, and a Wheeled truck below the level of the table to receive the piled bars as dischargedfrorn the table.

4. A bar piler comprising a reciprocating bar receiving table, means for reciprocating the table to move a bar supported thereon frdan the bar receiving position of the table, means for preventing backward movement of a bar supported thereon with the backward movement of the table to remove the table from beneath said her and thereby stack successive bars in a pile, a wheeled truck below the level oft-he table to receive the piled bars as discharged from the table,

'and meansl for moving the truck vertically bar receiving ta lo, meansfor' reciprocating.

the table to more a bar supported thereon from the bar receiving position of the table,

and pivoted clog engaging with and preventihg backward movement of the bar supported on the table with the backwardmovement of the table to remove the table from beneath the bar and stack successive herein a pile. Y

6. A bar piler comprising a reciprocating bar receiving table; means for reci rocating the table to move bars supports thereon from the bar receiving position of the table,

pivoted dogs for preventing backward movement-of a bar supported on the table with the backward movement of the table to thereby permit removal of the table from beneath said bar and cause successive bars to be stacked in a'pile at the discharge end of said table.

.7; In a bar piler the ccinbinat'on of a shear he av shear stop and for ad vancin Lars between the shear knives into engagement with said stop, of a reciprocating uruceiving Cubic on the discharge side of said shunt, mm 1 uunnecting the shear and table to reniprucnix: the shear in unison with the shearing owzntinns, and means on the shear engaging with simued bars on the table to prevent l'mclm'ard n'lovement thereof with the backward movement of the re- .0 cipmcating table and thereby permit re- HOWARD G. McILVRIED. j

Witnesses:

I. I'IARPER, CARL L. SCHUMANA'. 

